I picked 67 of 68 teams and matched 41 seed lines.
My final bracket before Selection Sunday, graded against the committee's field on field selection and seed line. Regions, matchups and who won games are not part of the grade.
Where my seeds differed
27 of 68 teams. Missed selections first, then the largest seed errors. "Too high" means I seeded a team better than the committee did.
| Team | My seed | Committee seed | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Virginia
|
Not in my field | 10 | Missed | 0 |
 Nevada
|
6 | 10 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
 Boise State
|
8 | 10 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10 | 8 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 Gonzaga
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
 BYU
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Clemson
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Colorado
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Dayton
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Drake
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Duke
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Duquesne
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Florida
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
 James Madison
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Kentucky
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Longwood
|
15 | 16 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Michigan State
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Mississippi State
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
 New Mexico
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Saint Mary's
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Saint Peter's
|
16 | 15 | One seed too low | 4 |
 San Diego State
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 South Carolina
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Texas
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Texas A&M
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Texas Tech
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Utah State
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
Every team
The committee's 68-team field in seed order, with the seed I gave each team.
| Team | My seed | Committee seed | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 North Carolina
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Purdue
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 UConn
|
1 | 1 | Exact | 6 |
 Arizona
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Iowa State
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Marquette
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Tennessee
|
2 | 2 | Exact | 6 |
 Baylor
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Creighton
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
 Illinois
|
3 | 3 | Exact | 6 |
|
Kentucky
|
4 | 3 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Alabama
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
 Auburn
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Duke
|
3 | 4 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Kansas
|
4 | 4 | Exact | 6 |
|
Gonzaga
|
7 | 5 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Saint Mary's
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
San Diego State
|
6 | 5 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Wisconsin
|
5 | 5 | Exact | 6 |
|
BYU
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Clemson
|
7 | 6 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
South Carolina
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Texas Tech
|
5 | 6 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Dayton
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Florida
|
6 | 7 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Texas
|
8 | 7 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Washington State
|
7 | 7 | Exact | 6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10 | 8 | Two seeds too low | 3 |
|
Mississippi State
|
9 | 8 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Nebraska
|
8 | 8 | Exact | 6 |
|
Utah State
|
7 | 8 | One seed too high | 4 |
|
Michigan State
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
 Northwestern
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
 TCU
|
9 | 9 | Exact | 6 |
|
Texas A&M
|
10 | 9 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Boise State
|
8 | 10 | Two seeds too high | 3 |
|
Colorado
|
9 | 10 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Colorado State
|
10 | 10 | Exact | 6 |
|
Drake
|
11 | 10 | One seed too low | 4 |
|
Nevada
|
6 | 10 | Four seeds too high | 3 |
|
Virginia
|
Not in my field | 10 | Missed | 0 |
|
Duquesne
|
12 | 11 | One seed too low | 4 |
 NC State
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
|
New Mexico
|
10 | 11 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Oregon
|
11 | 11 | Exact | 6 |
 Grand Canyon
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
|
James Madison
|
11 | 12 | One seed too high | 4 |
 McNeese
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 UAB
|
12 | 12 | Exact | 6 |
 Charleston
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Samford
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Vermont
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Yale
|
13 | 13 | Exact | 6 |
 Akron
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Colgate
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Morehead State
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Oakland
|
14 | 14 | Exact | 6 |
 Long Beach State
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
|
Saint Peter's
|
16 | 15 | One seed too low | 4 |
 South Dakota State
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Western Kentucky
|
15 | 15 | Exact | 6 |
 Grambling
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Howard
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
|
Longwood
|
15 | 16 | One seed too high | 4 |
 Montana State
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Stetson
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
 Wagner
|
16 | 16 | Exact | 6 |
Picked, but not selected
One of my teams was left out. Names of teams I picked outside the actual field are not available in this source.
Sources
- Final 2024 bracket, archived by Bracket Matrix. Original publication time not recorded.
- I ran as The Round Robin that year, listed on Bracket Matrix as TRR.
- Committee seeds come from the same Bracket Matrix page. Its announcement time is not recorded there either.
- Imported to this site on August 21, 2026. That is when I copied the record, not when I published the bracket.
- Source: www.bracketmatrix.com/matrix_2024.html